DR Congo
Naming
Common : DR Congo
Official : Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native name : Democratic Republic of the Congo — Republiki ya Kongó Demokratiki — République démocratique du Congo — Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata — Repubilika ya Kongo Demokratiki — Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
Alternative Spellings : CD, DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, DRC
Generic
Capital : Kinshasa
Currency : Congolese franc (CDF / FC)
Population : 89,561,404
Start of the week : Monday
Geographic
Region : Africa
Subregion : Middle Africa
Land area : 2,344,858 km^
Landlocked : NO
Borders : AGO, BDI, CAF, COG, RWA, SSD, TZA, UGA, ZMB
Lat-Long : 0, 25
Timezone(s) : UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Communication
Language(s) : Lingala, French, Tshiluba, Kikongo, Swahili
International direct dialing (IDD) : +243
Top level domain : .cd
Politic
Independent : YES
Status : OFFICIALLY-ASSIGNED
United Nations member : YES